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Validity
This update is valid for the following WinCC flexible 2008 SP3 editions: WinCC flexible 2008 SP3 Compact / Standard / Advanced WinCC flexible 2008 SP3 ASIA Standard / Advanced WinCC flexible 2008 SP3 China WinCC flexible 2008 SP3 Runtime

Installation
To install the update, please follow the instructions in the chapter "Installation".

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2.1 General information

General information
General information that could not be included in the manual or Online Help for WinCC flexible 2008 SP3. Character set for Chinese font Chinese font is now supported in data type "String" for connections to SIMATIC S7 300/400. Activate the "Chinese (VR)" option in the Engineering System. The CP936 code page is now used instead of the ASCII code page. The option is available for the following devices: MP 377 WinCC flexible Runtime

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Solved problems in Update 3

This update rectifies the following problems in the Engineering System and optimizes configuration scenarios:
Pack&Go on Windows operating systems A Pack&Go file that you create on a 64-bit system may not be fully functional on a 32-bit system. A Pack&Go file that you create on a 32-bit system may not be fully functional on a 64-bit system. Transfer in SIMATIC Manager If you are using SIMATIC Manager to transfer a project to an HMI device you cannot edit certain transfer settings. PLC connection of symbolic tags cannot be clearly defined If several connections to the PLC are active, you cannot determine which of the configured connections is used by the tag during runtime. Selecting the hardware component in the tag dialog The tag dialog displays hardware components that do not contain tags that can be used for HMI devices. Compiling projects with formatted text Compilation of a project with formatted text and tags with invalid reference fails with a nonspecific error message. OP 77A: Error message with system function "SetBit" If you assign the "SetBit" system function to the <ESC> key on the OP 77A HMI device, the following error message may be output during compilation of the project: "object xxxx is marked to be activated but does not exist. Tab order of the object groups The tab order differs, depending on whether or not the graphic objects are grouped.. Tab order in screens and faceplates Incorrect processing of the tab order in screens with faceplates. Converting projects Conversion of a project that contains invalid tag interconnections will fail. System function "ActivateClearingScreen" on MP 377 15'' Touch daylight readable System function "ActivateClearingScreen" is not available on the MP 377 15 Touch daylight readable HMI device. Windows 7: Graphic objects in the template After you configure graphic objects in the template and then change the user interface language, the configured objects are no longer visible. This behavior occurs only in Windows 7.

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Incorrect message for code page CP936 An incorrect message informing you that code page CP939 is being used is output during generation of a project with code page CP936.

This update fixes the following problems in Runtime and optimizes configuration scenarios:
Printing reports Certain printers may output an incorrect layout when printing the report. Devices affected: PC Runtime <Enter> key on the on-screen keyboard Pressing the <Enter> key on the on-screen keyboard may trigger an unwanted input. Devices affected: PC Runtime Windows CE HMI devices Step View in ProAgent A click in the space next to a sequencer object in ProAgent followed by an activation of system function "SequencerScreenActivateStep" may cause problems in the connected S7 PLC. Devices affected: PC Runtime Windows CE HMI devices Motion View in ProAgent Exceeding the number of rows that can be displayed in the Motion View may lead to problems when you select a row. Devices affected: PC Runtime Windows CE HMI devices Archives in Runtime Due to different time characteristics on certain systems, random problems may occur during archiving at the start of Runtime or at the call of system function "OpenAllArchives". Devices affected: PC Runtime Windows CE HMI devices Serial communication using the Modbus protocol Setup of a canceled connection may fail on specific devices that are connected by means of MODBUS RTU. Moreover, incorrect values are possibly transmitted to the PLC from the panel if data types "Double" or "Float" are used.

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Devices affected: KTP1000 Basic color DP Communication over Modbus TCP/IP Incorrect data is possibly exchanged between the PLC and the panel if data types Double or Float are used. Devices affected: KTP600 Basic color DP KTP1000 Basic color DP OP 77A TP 177A Displaying strings If you are using an S7 200 PLC, a tag of the type "String" may be appended by additional characters at random intervals. Devices affected: Basic Panels OP 73 OP 77A TP 177A Setting up a serial connection During the setup of a serial connection, a change of the parity at the serial interface my prevent setup of the connection. Devices affected: KTP1000 Basic color DP Serial communication with OMRON PLCs Read errors may develop for specific data types in connections with OMRON PLCs. Devices affected: KTP600 Basic color DP KTP1000 Basic color DP OP 77A TP 177A Events on buttons Basic Panels may not properly recognize the "Press" and "Release" events assigned to a button during configuration of system functions.

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Connections between transponder and Mobile Panel 277F IWLAN Unreliable behavior of transponder connections may develop on certain Mobile Panel 277 IWLAN devices. Update the OS of the Mobile Panels and transfer your project once again.

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Solved problems 2.3 Solved problems in Update 2

2.3

Solved problems in Update 2

This update corrects the following problems:

Missing Properties window Sections of the Properties window are not displayed for devices of the /Sinumerik option. Errors in rewiring Tag names contained in the message texts are incorrectly linked during rewiring. Incorrect display in the screen navigation If you select a navigation bar, the properties are not displayed in the Properties window. Editing text lists is slow The selection of a text entry list can take several seconds for large text lists. Temporary folder is not deleted A STEP 7 project with a WinCC flexible component is archived in the root directory of a drive with the Simatic Manager. Result: The temporary directory "TMPSTUFF_HMIES_0001" is not deleted. No column headings in export files Empty fields in the export file cause the column headers to be without column heading. Double entries in audit trail If you have configured a tag at a switch, duplicate entries appear in the audit trail. Long synchronization times If a project containing ProAgent components and a large number of messages is opened, synchronization takes a long time. If you set the key "<add key ="DisableInitialProAgentMessageSync" value="true"/>" in the HmiES.exe.config file, the initial synchronization is skipped. To start synchronization again, select "Project> Rebuild All". WinCC flexible projects integrated in SIMOTION SCOUT: Drag-and-Drop with multiple selection in the symbol table Select multiple tags in the symbol table and drag the tags to a screen using drag-and-drop. Multiple selection does not work reliably. Sometimes objects from an earlier multiple selection are inserted in the screen. WinCC flexible projects integrated in SIMOTION SCOUT: Projects with write protection can be edited You convert a project created with an earlier version of SIMOTION SCOUT to the current version. When you open it, you specify whether the converted project should be opened with or without write protection. The fix prevents the WinCC flexible components against editing when the read-only project is opened.

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WinCC flexible projects integrated in SIMOTION SCOUT: Missing HMI nodes Projects created with an earlier version of SIMOTION SCOUT are converted to the latest version of SIMOTION SCOUT. If you convert the project directly after installing WinCC flexible and open it as read-only, sometimes no HMI nodes are displayed in the project tree. WinCC flexible projects integrated in SIMOTION SCOUT: Search function with "Any HMI object" filter If WinCC flexible integration is enabled in SIMOTION SCOUT, you can activate the "Any HMI object" filter for the search. The filter was also offered when the WinCC flexible integration had been disabled in SIMOTION SCOUT. Searching with this filter makes SIMOTION SCOUT no longer operable. WinCC flexible projects integrated in SIMOTION SCOUT: Opening read-only projects Opening converted projects with write protection and non-converted projects results in the following behavior: You can also insert read-only HMI projects in the project tree. Missing message for undefined date values in the alarm view If there is an attempt to write an invalid date to the controller, sometimes no error message is displayed. Indirect addressing of tags Tags that use address or DB multiplexing, show no values on the HMI device. Values in the recipe display If you import and save recipe records from CPU to the recipe view, the previous values can be displayed after the saving. Devices affected: Window CE HMI devices PC Runtime Missing Arial font in Runtime You use the Arial font in a project. If you use the on-screen keyboard on an HMI device, the font may not be displayed the next time you start Runtime. Devices affected: Window CE HMI devices Users cannot log off You use Audit in your project. It can happen that the user can no longer log off if the archive cannot be accessed. Devices affected: Window CE HMI devices PC Runtime

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Missing archive entries If you switch off the HMI device without shutting down Runtime, the last archive entries might not be written. This behavior has been improved, but it is still recommended to shut down Runtime before switching off the HMI device. Devices affected: Window CE HMI devices Sm@rtService license when using VNC If you use a VNC solution from a third party, a Sm@rtService license may be required.

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2.4

Solved problems in Update 1

Security update
We have been recently informed about vulnerabilities in WinCC flexible. These claims have been thoroughly investigated by our specialists and the security loopholes in WinCC flexible have been closed. Our internal investigation also uncovered additional security loopholes in Sm@rtService (web pages). Update 1 for WinCC flexible 2008 SP3 closes these security loopholes as well.

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Requirements
This update requires one of the following WinCC flexible installations: WinCC flexible 2008 SP3 Compact / Standard / Advanced WinCC flexible 2008 SP3 ASIA Standard / Advanced WinCC flexible 2008 SP3 China WinCC flexible 2008 SP3 Runtime Install the update on your configuration PC and Runtime PC.

Procedure
To install the update, proceed as follows: 1. Double-click on the "WinCCflexible2008_SP3_upd3.exe" file. 2. Select the "C:\WinCCflexible2008_SP3_UPD3" as the installation folder in the "WinZip SelfExtractor" dialog. 3. Enable "When done unzipping open .\setup.exe" and exit the dialog by clicking "Unzip". 4. Open your project on the configuration PC. 5. Execute a full compilation with the menu command "Project > Compiler > Rebuild All...". 6. Transfer the project to the HMI device once again.

Transferring new images

The update also copies new images to the images folder of the WinCC flexible installation. By default to: "C:\Program Files\Siemens\SIMATIC WinCC flexible\WinCC flexible Images". 1. Transfer the corresponding latest images to the HMI devices.

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